Afghan cash-for-weapons program gets results

Afghan cash-for-weapons program gets results
By Dusan Stojanovic - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jan 2, 2010 8:44:40 EST

KABUL — It’s not exactly Cash for Clunkers — more like Cash for Cache.

A Defense Department program under which Afghans can tip off foreign forces about hidden mines or weapons and get money in return has paid out nearly $200,000 in its first three months, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said in a statement Friday.

Since Oct. 1, about 150 Afghans have cashed in on the incentives, which range from $50 to $10,000 for information that leads to weapons caches or “the disruption of enemy activities,” ISAF said.

Recent tips from “Operation Jaeza,” or reward, have led to the discovery of 43 rockets, 40 recoilless rifle rounds, 40 mortars, five anti-tank missiles, several anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, and anti-aircraft weapons, it said.

The program assures people who provide tips their anonymity.


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